tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post6366195279955732718..comments2018-03-19T20:39:26.739+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Labour's Bankrupt Brexit RebelsPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-61099041398496280782017-09-15T21:04:26.838+01:002017-09-15T21:04:26.838+01:00I&#39;d have a different position to Dennis Skinne...I&#39;d have a different position to Dennis Skinner on this (not least because I&#39;m living x hundred miles to the west across the Irish Sea and lamentably there&#39;s much less concern about the situation on the island I&#39;m on than there should be by some) but I do think that&#39;s a fair point Mick re his conviction and consistency. Unlike Skinner I&#39;m no fan of Kate Hoey one bit (many years ago when in the WP in Dublin and leaving to go live in London it was recommended to me to contact her constituency organisation if I wanted to get involved in the BLP which I found telling) but I guess given her consistency too on this I&#39;d accept it. But some of the others. :(WorldbyStormhttps://cedarlounge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-28921454266105661452017-09-12T19:31:55.103+01:002017-09-12T19:31:55.103+01:00Dennis Skinner is his own man, no ifs, no buts, he...Dennis Skinner is his own man, no ifs, no buts, he is a conviction politician. He ploughs his own furrow much as Tony Benn and Jeremy Corbyn did in the Blairite Tory Lite era. He voted on a matter of principal, while others voted to hurt the UKlabour party. Dennis Skinner has never sat on the Labour benches, most people will never have realised that. He has been offered a Labour cabinet position in the past and has always turned it down. Saying he only wants to represent the electorate in Bolsover. With Dennis what you see is exactly what you get. If you ever get to meet him, he is a bluff no nonsense politician and the most charming and caring individual you will ever meet. Micknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-65405195010416758112017-09-12T18:10:40.772+01:002017-09-12T18:10:40.772+01:00&quot;What would Ronnie Campbell do?&quot; are wor...&quot;What would Ronnie Campbell do?&quot; are words to live by. It would have been a tough call for a lot of us last night. But now, onwards in unity against this power grab by the Executive, and onwards in unity towards the Britain that will at last be possible outside the EU.David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-78033838706452268552017-09-12T11:24:37.116+01:002017-09-12T11:24:37.116+01:00Skinner and Hopkins didnt abstain, they voted with...Skinner and Hopkins didnt abstain, they voted with the Tories.<br /><br />Anyhow its a bit rich to bemoan a lack of principle in certain MP&#39;s when Labour has been virtually a principle free zone over Brexit since the referendum vote.<br /><br />Steve Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-71632502753337908132017-09-12T10:29:37.318+01:002017-09-12T10:29:37.318+01:00Skinner, along with the rest of the 7 who voted wi...Skinner, along with the rest of the 7 who voted with the government, is a hard core &quot;Labour Leaver&quot; and everybody knows this.<br /><br />This does not excuse their behaviour on this occasion, but at least it means they are consistent.<br /><br />Flint abstaining, after grandstanding over WHAT HER CONSTITUENTS DEMANDED, merely makes her look less principled - and competent - than ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-84106378668501875992017-09-12T09:50:33.745+01:002017-09-12T09:50:33.745+01:00It was entirely an oversight because I didn&#39;t ...It was entirely an oversight because I didn&#39;t know they were going to abstain.<br /><br />Nevertheless, no excuses. They voted to erode parliamentary democracy and they should be condemned for doing so.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-48965412678700845272017-09-12T08:29:51.611+01:002017-09-12T08:29:51.611+01:00They still look like a bunch of human resources ma...They still look like a bunch of human resources managers.Mathias Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999152579310845736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-40750837317466207672017-09-12T08:13:33.112+01:002017-09-12T08:13:33.112+01:00Caroline is amongst the most repellent of careeris...Caroline is amongst the most repellent of careerist Blairites who still infest our party, and her actions were totally in keeping with her past misdeeds. She has no principled interest in anything other than her own short-term political survival. Must admit, I&#39;m surprised at Dennis though.Mark Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452453462950704943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-86462189182595620322017-09-12T06:16:01.344+01:002017-09-12T06:16:01.344+01:00Explain Dennis Skinner then.Explain Dennis Skinner then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-26406422762124598622017-09-12T01:17:07.258+01:002017-09-12T01:17:07.258+01:00Dennis Skinner. Dennis Skinner. Roger McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741665797773605921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-77287188995348969652017-09-12T00:11:20.520+01:002017-09-12T00:11:20.520+01:00I notice Phil that you don&#39;t mention Dennis Sk...I notice Phil that you don&#39;t mention Dennis Skinner or Kelvin Hopkins who both voted against this Bill. I&#39;m sure their exclusion was an oversight on your part. Anyhow it&#39;s nice to see you waking up to the dangers, pity you weren&#39;t that bothered a couple of months ago.Jonathannoreply@blogger.com